Bone-chilling cold continues to grip Michigan

Kyle Sinclair, of Michigan Property Network, not only battles heights but also the bitter cold while cutting down a huge tree in Waterford Twp., Wednesday January 23, 2013. (Oakland Press Photo:Vaughn Gurganian)

Workers move snow at the corner of East and Third streets in Rochester to get ready for the Fire & Ice Festival. The workers were forced to stop making snow due the extreme cold froze the water lines. The festival is starts Friday January 25 from 6 pm to 9 pm, closing Sunday at 5 pm. Activities include ice skating, tube sledding, dog sled rides. snow shoeing and cross country skiing, fireworks and much more. Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The Oakland Press/TIM THOMPSON

DETROIT (AP) -- A bitter cold snap continues to grip Michigan, forcing school closures and prompting warming centers to extend hours for those most at risk.

The National Weather Service says high temperatures Wednesday are reaching only the mid-teens. Detroit's low temperature Wednesday was 5 degrees, while Drummond Island off the eastern Upper Peninsula was the state's cold spot at minus 13.

Two warming centers in Detroit extended their hours Tuesday to accommodate rising demand, while sheriff's deputies patrol in search of homeless people in danger of freezing.

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Meanwhile, a shelter for the homeless in Traverse City says a record number of people took refuge there because of bitter cold. Operators say 66 people showed up at Central United Methodist on Monday night, breaking the previous high of 57.